Before USMMA: Hendrix was four-year member of the Kempsville High School football team and a three-year member of the wrestling squad. He was a three-time captain of the football team and picked up Second Team All-Beach honors. Hendrix also finished fourth in the state of Virginia as a heavyweight wrestler. Academically, he earned a spot on the Principal's List and won the Scholar-Athlete all four years of high school as well as having the distinction of being a President's Scholar.